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Neil (last name not provided), a rescue squad officer, introduced five officers and said the squad had 30 names on its roster with roughly 15 active members. “I’ve got 30 on the roster. We probably got 15 active,” he said. He described recent calls that included a person with serious burns and a water-rescue retrieval and noted the squad provides on-scene rehabilitation — water, Gatorade and cooling towels — for firefighters and other first responders at hot calls.

The rescue squad reported multiple enterprise-scale volunteer responsibilities: structural-collapse, trench, confined-space, high-angle/low-angle rope rescue, swift-water and dive teams. Training is recurring and has a cost; the squad told the committee a state training session costs about $125 per person when the squad pays association dues (the cost rises to ~$400 without those dues). The squad also said it runs frequent fundraisers — mud runs, Bonnaroo cookouts, a July event and a spring chicken dinner — and that a good year for the chicken-dinner fundraiser can net about $10,000–$12,000.

The squad reiterated that it does not bill for rescue services and operates as a nonprofit; it said it accepts donations and holds fundraisers to sustain gear, training and building repairs. The officers asked for continued county support and coordination; the committee scheduled a fuller review and return visit by the squad at the next meeting for a more detailed report.

No formal funding decision or change to county support was recorded on July 24; the squad will present a fuller review at the next committee meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","7/24/25 Health, Welfare and Recreation (HWR) Committee","oneSentenceSummary","At the July 24 committee meeting the volunteer rescue squad reported progress on a building renovation, pickup of a replacement truck, active call volume and ongoing fundraising needs; the squad described training and equipment costs and the role it plays at county incidents.","taxTitle","Coffee County, Tennessee","taxId",70973,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6155349,"Residents seek county help to extend Manchester water line to J.E. Sarton Road; committee asks staff for cost estimate",1196,1054000,2250000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5480249-0d5abdb7cc4b61dbde0c243ce065a84a&start=1054&end=2250","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5480249-0d5abdb7cc4b61dbde0c243ce065a84a/thumbnail_1054000.jpg","/articles/6155349/Coffee-County/Tennessee/Residents-seek-county-help-to-extend-Manchester-water-line-to-JE-Sarton-Road-committee-asks-staff-for-cost-estimate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6155349-aea65ffb2f1b6949056dceccab98fbac/orig.mp4?Expires=1770500850&Signature=GlACNLJylTZBdyQsE7Jqj8kkpIQweZhmcM3uJd02iK55UdQTAkrVtWzfsj2r2tv7vYugtup-odOk74zOkPbsf0BlttQ7J2ySV3Tt45JNXAWwSrNm-0RZF5fTqAEo3llFvd3t0GtHg1ulCxIBmjkm0tDWJLcCGOPIkotnHF9otOij4Sinus70bR-r2vY3QgzFN8BXTiRKA4FwNTBd6d8goRcqWv27tI~K~D-oInughepry7MglGceg2xTJOJgdqUY0ZvVKra~gSt1ZFCawWrOrDRqGwEc0~AV~j1IAZ8nohxSvAqPiUmoGvG6uOaOc3VH1X2m8ObZQFo~-TotiitPCg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents of J.E. Sarton Road and a committee member told the Health, Welfare and Recreation Committee on July 24 that lack of potable water is causing ongoing hardship and asked the county to supply pipe material for an extension of Manchester’s water main. The committee agreed to have county staff obtain cost estimates for 4-inch and 6-inch pipe and report back at the next meeting; no final appropriation or motion to fund the materials was recorded.

Several residents and neighbors described a longstanding reliance on a spring that yields low or muddy flows in dry periods. Nancy Bush, a J.E. Sarton Road resident, told the committee, “If my husband needs to take a shower, I can’t do laundry. I can’t wash dishes. I have to time things,” and she said sediment and rocks regularly damage household plumbing.

Committee discussion focused on two questions: whether the county should provide pipe materials to enable Manchester to extend its water line and whether the extension should be 4 inches (sufficient for service lines) or 6 inches (to support fire protection and improve insurance ratings). The committee was told Manchester officials have agreed to provide labor to install the line if materials are supplied, but the project would need engineering review and vetting, which increased earlier cost estimates.

The committee directed county staff member Tim to obtain current material prices, calculate footage and material totals for routes described by residents (options included a 0.9-mile run to a bridge or a 1.7-mile run to connect both ends), and return with an estimate and timeline for the next committee meeting in August. Members discussed equity and precedent concerns: some said supplying pipe for these residents could prompt many similar requests, while others said the county had furnished pipe for previous extensions and that denying this case would leave residents without potable water.

The committee did not take a formal vote to fund materials on July 24. The item will return to the committee after staff provides prices and a recommendation; the committee asked staff to also identify whether property owners could share costs and whether alternatives (such as filters or on-site storage) would be reasonable interim solutions.","Residents and a committee member urged the county to fund pipe materials so Manchester can extend a 4-inch water line to J.E. Sarton Road. Committee directed county staff (Tim) to get material pricing and report back; no final funding decision was made.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6155354,"Hillsborough fire chief says missed 2023 county allocation jeopardizes tanker purchase",63,149000,212000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5480249-0d5abdb7cc4b61dbde0c243ce065a84a&start=149&end=212","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5480249-0d5abdb7cc4b61dbde0c243ce065a84a/thumbnail_149000.jpg","/articles/6155354/Coffee-County/Tennessee/Hillsborough-fire-chief-says-missed-2023-county-allocation-jeopardizes-tanker-purchase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6155354-6a7d2e26821eff23f40617bc918658f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770500850&Signature=gGgstqB2o5oSDAmfItQ7bSjITlb-x0b6rWmxzYzMza-OJ9E5CJyXcdvSzJ5VEP00BwICQfKoJQLJ5q3425tcshBW5Lf1ScpgFe7oob1uX5EPeYKjS1SCoOLkDE27PSQ60EhhzbOsyUPAc4azqQWP-6J2eUZu31-30FvWGEl38V8JNOwNCtLE~6l7jCYDQAgOqq-UvuoGIZgtTF348ZsRIIreQBjlkWaE2R0fuuyLc7NxFXHLwTUPDd4AIxHVf1sk9aE7ioxO0dvjdzs4A9IJwJktxA2lZFBeW7o0AtpuEc~31ZAxj~iUEo5wNSSWVQx8crOizQbwSXUI6Q0yJdt~iQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hillsborough Fire Chief Anthony Parish told the Health, Welfare and Recreation Committee on July 24 that a county accounting error tied to a smoke-detector resolution left his department without $41,066 that had been intended for equipment, imperiling a planned pumper-tanker purchase. Parish said the department discovered a bill from 2023 that the county did not pay from the fund set aside under the smoke-detector resolution and that the money was rolled back into the county’s general fund when receipts were not submitted before the fiscal books closed on June 30.

The issue matters because Parish said the department had identified a pumper-tanker it intended to buy and had been planning to use two years’ worth of the resolution funds and local contributions to cover the cost. Parish said that without the 2023 allocation the department would need to pay more than $80,000 out of pocket to complete the purchase instead of the roughly $40,000 they expected. “It’s extremely important,” Parish said of the $41,000.

Parish said he and his vice president, Brandon Gunn, met with a county staffer identified as Mariana, who initially told them the county would use the 2024 allocation to pay the 2023 bill and would then seek to reallocate the 2023 funds back to the department. Parish said he later was told the county had set a July 1 deadline and that the department no longer had access to the 2023 funds. Parish told the committee the vendor for turnout gear (Simmons Martin) submitted a bill from 2023 that had not been paid and that the vendor’s name had changed since the charge was first received, complicating tracking.

Committee members discussed whether the money could be restored from the general fund. A committee member suggested the apparent accounting error looked like an “honest mistake” and urged staff to correct it; another committee member said they would speak with Mariana about the matter. There was no formal motion or vote recorded on the item at the July 24 meeting.

Parish also described department capacity and program details: he said the Hillsborough roster lists about 25 members, with roughly 10 active firefighters, and that the department has installed about 11 smoke detectors this year under the smoke-detector program. He said the department pays most training costs itself and plans to send four members to a live-burn certification class to expand interior-attack capability.

Committee members asked county staff and committee representatives to follow up with Mariana and with budget staff, and the committee agreed to pursue a conversation to determine whether the 2023 allocation can be restored or reallocated. The committee did not adopt a formal directive at the July meeting, but several members said they would raise the issue with county finance staff promptly.

If the committee or county restores the funds, Parish said the department planned to resume the pumper-tanker purchase effort; if not, he said the department must scale back and either seek a different vehicle or absorb the larger out-of-pocket cost.","At a July 24 Health, Welfare and Recreation Committee meeting, Hillsborough Fire Chief Anthony Parish said a missed county accounting step cost the department access to $41,066 tied to a smoke-detector resolution and could double the department’s out-of-pocket cost to buy a pumper tanker.","actionData","errors"]

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